Trump: India Has Promised to Stop Buying Russian Oil

US President Donald Trump said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised him to stop buying oil from Russia. Now, according to the head of the White House, he wants to achieve the same from China. U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised him that India would cease purchasing oil from Russia. According to Trump, this change is expected to occur “within a short period of time”, as reported by dw.com. “I was not happy that India was buying Russian oil, and he (Modi) assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia,” Trump told reporters at the White House. The U.S. president described the promise as “a big step” and expressed that the next goal is to secure a similar commitment from China. “Now we want to get China to do the same,” Trump said, as quoted by Reuters.